Recent literature suggests that pediatric patients take longer to recover from mild traumatic brain injury compared to adults, and persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) after 1 month occur in up to 30% of children after minor head injury. These children can and should be identified in the ED based on the PPCS clinical risk score. In this EM Cases main e ... Show More
May 19
Ep 218 Substance Use Disorder in the ED – Stigma, Compassion and System Change
Emergency physicians pride themselves on recognizing and treating life-threatening illness under pressure. Yet one of the most lethal, common, and treatable conditions presenting to our EDs still often receives fragmented, stigmatized care: substance use disorder. The opioid cris ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 2024
Ep. 169 Navigating Type I Laryngeal Clefts in Children with Dr. Hamdy El-Hakim
In this episode, Dr. Hamdy El-Hakim, pediatric airway surgeon and Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, joins host Dr. Gopi Shah to review laryngeal clefts in children. First, Dr. El-Hakim describes the presentation of laryngeal clefts. Affected children have coughing ... Show More
1h 15m
<p><strong>Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD</strong></p> <p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pediatric patients frequently have vital signs considered abnormal for age at discharge</span></li> ... Show More
